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dont know who gas supplier is
I moved into my new home almost 3 years ago, I have never had a gas bill, electricity was with scottish power. I changed over after about 8 months to sainsburys and told them i had never received a gas bill. They took the serial number on my meter and said they would find out and i could start paying for gas, they didnt. I…
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Moving house, no previous bills readings/usage data
Hi all As far as I know the comparison sites can only tell you who the best deals would be with if you can provide previous readings/usage. As I'm moving I don't have any of these ... catch 22 ? Do I just guess for a year then consider a move ? Thanks in advance
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Viscount Environmental - Funding for External Insulation
Hiya all, we were in process of buying our council house whilst the original scheme for improvement/energy works was running, then once we had completed it changed to the cashback scheme but just as we were waiting for our EPC the scheme closed (as you know) so we missed out both times. However I've just had a lady round…
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Switching from Ovo to Sainsburys-CONFUSED
Currently with OVO but according to The Cheap Energy Club would be better off switching to Sainsburys Energy price fixed to December 2015 saving £131 (plus also qualify for warm home discount-currently not available with OVO) Confused because when checking standing charge it seems to be cheaper with OVO for both…
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New Solar Installation
Hi I'm interested in getting Solar PV & possibly solar heating. I'm on the Herts/LB Harrow border. Can anyone recommend a good company for quotes? Also, what are the implications for mortgage lending? A mortgage broker friend thought that the mortgage companies don't like solar. And finally, if we moved some years down the…
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Using underfloor heating
We bought a property with underfloor heating last December and had the most horrendously huge bills last winter. We got an Economy 7 meter installed, but haven't really been able to test it out as the heating has been off all summer. How do we set the timers for the underfloor heating to be most economical, and is Economy…
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electric prices single & e7 rate
Hi can someone please help me understand why E7 day rate is more expensive than normal single rate electric. And why the night rate is more expensive than the gas rate per unit, coz for me i class my night rate for heating like gas. I seen somewhere few years ago saying that E7 was introduced as a way of selling electric…
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Switch to Shorter team Deal but better Tariff?
Hi everyone, I've just had an alert from MSE cheap energy club telling me thatSainsbury Fixed Price October 2015 will save me £267 a year. Electricity approx £716 a year & gas approx £137 a year. I'm currently with NPower on Price Protector September 2016 for electricity (approx £900 a year) & Standard DD gas (approx £135…
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Are dehumidifiers a false economy in the long run?
Hi I need some expert opinion. We are trying to work out the cheapest way to keep a large house dry. The house is old and is too large to heat throughout the winter and it has some patches that are prone to dampness. The argument is that although dehumidifiers work well in the short run that in the long run they do damage.…
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Threatened to be cut off.
We are struggling with high cost of living and our benefits only just cover rent and council tax since they went up so much and benefits have gone down so much. It is no excuse I know, but we havent been able to pay our bills for quite some time now. The letter we keep getting says they will cut us off soon, but they have…
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Energy supplier switching bother
Chose a new supplier 8 days ago, then found a better deal listed on Cheap Energy Club this morning. Have cancelled the first one - simple job. However, my Cheap Energy Club account not only won't let me start a 'new' switch because it says I'm in the process of switching. I've now tried 4 times to email them at…
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Considering a DRO.
Considering a DRO.* Hi all, I am considering a DRO. * About £12K total debts built up from many years. * We are struggling with cost of living and no way to repay ever. * We have an old car worth about £1000 * Less than £50 per month left after everything * Getting behind with bills, lots of credit companies hassling us…
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Scottish Power - take the money and Run?
I switched to Scottish Power a fix rate about 2 months ago. I gained £30.00 switching fee and £80.00 love to shop vouchers so I'm £110.00 up! Anyway, I had an email from Martin lewis club saying the a smaller provided was cheaper by for fixed fuel at around £85.00 and even a bigger play Sainsburys was around £55.00…
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Any EDF Blue + 2017 fixers fix till 2018 for the same price
It's that time again when EDF bring out new tariffs and this time if any one has fixed gas or electric till March or July 2017 you can fix till May 2018 for the same unit cost as shown for my area (kent) below: This is Gas Blue+Price Freeeeze July 2017 Unit rate: 4.016p per kWh Standing charge: £91.25/y Blue+Price Freeeeze…
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Co-operative Energy sending debt collector for debt I didn't know about.
About 17 months ago, I switched from Co-operative energy to E-On. I was paying by direct debit and as far as I knew all was finalised. Co-op stopped billing and E-On started. I moved house a few months later. A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call at work from a debt collector who said they were calling on behalf…
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Reclaim energy bill credit
Hi guys, Today I received weekly email from MSE, on it mentioned 3.5 million could be owed money from not returning any credit to customer after they switch suppliers. Before I switched from Eon to Npower last few payments didn't get paid before the switch so I had an arrears to pay. However in the past I have been in…
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FREE SOLAR PANELS - Cannot remortgage!
FREE SOLAR PANELS - seemed like a good idea at the time. Do our bit for the environment and in return get reduced electricity bills, surely it's a WIN WIN!!!!However there's a lot more to it as it appears since having them installed. The lease on the solar panels has not been registered properly 2 years after installation.…
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NPower - disgraceful service
I switched to NPower 9 months ago and gave them all my financial information to set up the relevant DDs for gas and electricity I heard nothing from them and assumed all was ok as I was sending them meter readings when requested to do so on line. I recently had to to contact them and from that conversation was aware that a…
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The Great Smart Meter Con
Interesting article on the BBC this morning: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29125809 In a nutshell, we're paying for "smart" meters and we'll probably never get our money back. Anyway, remember, you are not obliged to have one.
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MSE News: Switched energy firm in the past six years? You may be due a share of £153m
Energy customers are being urged to contact their previous gas and electricity supplier to reclaim credit owed... Read the full story: Switched energy firm in the past six years? You may be due a share of £153m Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…